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- Accused Died During Trial - Multiple sources confirm that when an accused person dies during the pendency of a trial, their case is often affected in various ways:
- Some cases result in the acquittal of the accused due to the death, as the prosecution cannot continue against a deceased person (e.g., Kulesh Rudra Paul and Ors. VS State of Assam (And another case) - Gauhati, RAMESH VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Bombay, GENDALAL VS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH - Madhya Pradesh).
- In certain instances, the death leads to the dropping of charges or proceedings, especially when the deceased was a key accused (e.g., Tata AIG General Ins. Co. Ltd. VS Polu Laxmikantham - Consumer, S. N. CHOWDHURY VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta).
- The death of an accused during trial can influence the conviction process of remaining accused, sometimes leading to their acquittal or altering the proceedings (e.g., Kulesh Rudra Paul and Ors. VS State of Assam (And another case) - Gauhati, State VS Balwant Singh - Crimes).
- The legal principle generally favors discontinuation or termination of prosecution against deceased accused persons, as continued prosecution against a dead individual is not permissible.
- Analysis and Conclusion:
- The death of an accused during trial typically results in their acquittal or the dropping of charges against them, aligning with procedural and legal norms.
- When the deceased was a co-accused, courts often consider whether their death affects the overall case, sometimes leading to the acquittal of remaining accused or modifications in charges.
- These cases underscore the importance of timely proceedings; delayed trials may impact the ability to prosecute accused persons effectively, especially if they die before resolution (VILAS JADHAV VS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH THROUGH P S SUKMA, DISTRICT SUKMA, CHHATTISGARH - Chhattisgarh, S. N. CHOWDHURY VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta).
- Overall, the death of an accused during trial generally results in the cessation of proceedings against them, with courts emphasizing the principle that prosecution cannot continue against a deceased individual (Kulesh Rudra Paul and Ors. VS State of Assam (And another case) - Gauhati, Tata AIG General Ins. Co. Ltd. VS Polu Laxmikantham - Consumer).
References: - Kulesh Rudra Paul and Ors. VS State of Assam (And another case) - Gauhati - RAMESH VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Bombay - State VS Balwant Singh - Crimes - Umrao Singh VS State Of U. P - Supreme Court - VILAS JADHAV VS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH THROUGH P S SUKMA, DISTRICT SUKMA, CHHATTISGARH - Chhattisgarh - Buchhiraju Indukuri S/o Venkatraju VS State of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Jagdalpur - Chhattisgarh - Tata AIG General Ins. Co. Ltd. VS Polu Laxmikantham - Consumer - GENDALAL VS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH - Madhya Pradesh - S. N. CHOWDHURY VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta
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2010 0 Supreme(Gau) 671 • India - Gauhati
RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.UPADHYAY
appellants have been convicted and sentenced as aforesaid remaining eight accused one accused died during pendency of trial were ... witnesses were examined by prosecution - One defence witness was also examined – Thereafter at conclusion of trial while accused ... appellants beyond all reasonable doubt – Court therefore acquit accused appellants of said charges – Appeal allowed ... Thereafter, at the conclusion of the trial, while....
2019 0 Supreme(Bom) 283 • India - Bombay
M.G.GIRATKAR
to field of accused - Accused is the son of accused - Died during pendency of trial - As per the oral evidence of PW Nos.1 to 3 ... and he died during the pendency of trial - Both the accused are not involved in the crime - They are wrongly convicted by the trial ... persons has pointed out evidence and submitted that the accused persons are not connected with the crime in questi....
• India - Crimes
A.M.KAPADIA, GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS
who died during pendency of appeal—Trial Court found that according to witnesses accused had assaulted deceased with gandasi but ... Indian Penal Code, 1860—Section 302/34—State appeal against acquittal—Accused armed with weapons gandasi and sword assaulted deceased ... None of the prosecution witness deposed regarding enmity as motive which had been alleged in FIR—Enmity even attributed was to one accused ... , who died during the pendency of this a....
• India - Crimes
PIYUSH MATHUR
individual—Grievous injury by farsa blow had been caused by accused who died during pendency of trial—Appellants had caused single ... a case of free fight each accused should be fastened with individual liability in relation to specific role attributed to each such ... returned—Appellants also sustained injuries in same incident and evidence made it difficult to ascertain about culpability of each of accused—Appellant—In ... Shri Gupta, Learned Counsel for the Appellants has submitted....
2000 0 Supreme(SC) 1254 • India - Supreme Court
K.T.THOMAS, R.P.SETHI
Judge convicted 108 accused and acquitted fifty persons, Seven accused died during the pendency of the trial- The High Court confirmed ... the conviction of seventeen convicted persons under Section 302/149 , while other convicted persons were acquitted - Only 12 accused ... Section 304 Part I read with 149 and sentenced to 7 years RI.- Benefit of alteration of conviction and sentence given to other accused ... The Trial Judge convicted 108 #HL_START....
2019 0 Supreme(Chh) 53 • India - Chhattisgarh
ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL
who died during pendency of trial was also posted there as a Sub-Engineer Chief Executive Officer Panchayat District lodged a written ... Sections 409/34, 420/34, 467/34 and 468/34 - First Information Report – Appeal Against conviction - Drought Relief Scheme - Other co-accused ... Against deceased accused it was alleged that he in construction of a pond in Village and in construction of approach road from committed ... Other co-accused P.R. Thakur, who died during #H....
2022 0 Supreme(Chh) 153 • India - Chhattisgarh
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL, RAJANI DUBEY
(who died during pendency of the trial) at 1 p.m. near forest Naka, Darbha, P.S. ... during the pendency of trial) received secret information from the informant that the accused persons/appellants are carrying ganja ... Possession - Ganja - Charged - Appeal against conviction - Case of prosecution, in brief, is that on two appellants herein and one co-accused ... persons disclosed their names as Buchhiraju Indukuri (Appellant No.1), Yaham (Appellant No.2 and Madal Ba....
• India - Consumer
K.S.CHAUDHARI
in that case died during pendency of trial—It cannot be said that charge-sheet filed against complainant was baseless and State ... due to burst of gas cylinder while preparing food—Proceedings under Section 302 IPC were dropped later on as complainant who was accused ... It appears that proceedings under Section 302 IPC were dropped later on as complainant who was accused in that case died during the pendency of trial. ... State Consumer Disputes Re....
2006 0 Supreme(MP) 567 • India - Madhya Pradesh
A.K.GOHIL, B.M.GUPTA
died during pendency of Trial. ... Sections 302, 302/149 — Prosecution of appellants accused ... nbsp;Facts of the case : ... 1.The Appellant accused ... ... ( 7 ) THERE is no dispute that during trial one accused Prem Narayan died and the case remained only against four accused persons. Therefore, provisions of section 149 IPC will not be attracted. ... From the aforesaid medical evidence, it is clear that the deceased #HL_START....
2000 0 Supreme(Cal) 574 • India - Calcutta
DEBIPRASAD SENGUPTA
The petitioner's co-accused died during the pendency of the trial. ... State of Bihar, which provide for closure of prosecution evidence within a specified period and release of the accused on bail if ... CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE - SECTION 482 - QUASHING OF PROCEEDINGS - DELAY IN TRIAL - RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL - INORDINATE DELAY IN ... But again same thing happened and the trial was dragged mainly at the instance of the prosecution. It is really unfort....
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